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short readsOct 17, 2023

Most Americans don’t closely follow professional or college sports

About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
short readsOct 12, 2023

What does friendship look like in America?

61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
short readsOct 5, 2023

Working on Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? It depends on where your job is

16 states and the territory of American Samoa still observe the second Monday in October as an official public holiday exclusively called Columbus Day.
short readsAug 10, 2023

More than 4 in 10 U.S. workers don’t take all their paid time off

About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
short readsJun 20, 2023

True crime podcasts are popular in the U.S., particularly among women and those with less formal education

True crime stands out as the most common topic of top-ranked podcasts in the United States.
short readsJun 9, 2023

More than half of states will recognize Juneteenth as an official public holiday in 2023

This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
short readsMay 23, 2023

71% of Asian restaurants in the U.S. serve Chinese, Japanese or Thai food

In the U.S., 12% of all restaurants serve Asian food; that share is slightly higher than the 7% of the U.S. population that is Asian American.
short readsNov 22, 2022

Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use

With more states authorizing the use of marijuana, the public continues to favor legalizing it for medical and recreational purposes.
short readsSep 14, 2022

As more states legalize the practice, 19% of U.S. adults say they have bet money on sports in the past year

Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.
short readsJan 6, 2022

Three-in-ten Americans now read e-books

75% of U.S. adults say they have read a book in the past 12 months in any format, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2011.

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Most Americans don’t closely follow professional or college sports

Working on Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? It depends on where your job is

True crime podcasts are popular in the U.S., particularly among women and those with less formal education

More than half of states will recognize Juneteenth as an official public holiday in 2023

71% of Asian restaurants in the U.S. serve Chinese, Japanese or Thai food

Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use

As more states legalize the practice, 19% of U.S. adults say they have bet money on sports in the past year

Three-in-ten Americans now read e-books

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